Uploads from National Media Museum, tagged seaside

'Aberystwyth, The Parade and Beach'

nobody@flickr.com (National Media Museum) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:33:51 -0700

Creator: Francis Bedford (1816 - 1894)
Date: c. 1880
Format: Albumen print
Collection: National Media Museum Collection
Inventory no: 1990-5037_B1_1197

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'Clevedon From The Pier'

nobody@flickr.com (National Media Museum) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:18:48 -0700

National Media Museum posted a photo:

Creator: Francis Bedford (1816 - 1894)
Date: c. 1880
Format: Albumen print
Collection: National Media Museum Collection
Inventory no: 1990-5037_B1_1052

A photographic view of Clevedon from the end of the Pier. Clevedon is situated on the the Bristol Channel Coast. The Pier was constructed using surplus rails from Isambard Kingdom Brunel's (1806 - 1859) South Wales railway.

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'Rhyl, View From The Pier'

nobody@flickr.com (National Media Museum) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:04:40 -0800

National Media Museum posted a photo:

Creator: Francis Bedford (1816 - 1894)
Date: c. 1880
Format: Albumen print
Collection: National Media Museum Collection
Inventory no: 1990-5037_B1_0348

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'Rhyl, The New Pier'

nobody@flickr.com (National Media Museum) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:50:43 -0800

National Media Museum posted a photo:

Creator: Francis Bedford (1816 - 1894)
Date: c. 1880
Format: Albumen print
Collection: National Media Museum Collection
Inventory no: 1990-5037_B1_0346

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'Torquay, Babbacombe Bay, from the Inn'

nobody@flickr.com (National Media Museum) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:47:24 -0800

National Media Museum posted a photo:

Creator: Francis Bedford (1816 - 1894)
Date: c. 1880
Format: Albumen print
Collection: National Media Museum Collection
Inventory no: 1990-5037_B1_0065

A photographic view of Babbacombe Bay, Torquay, published by Francis Bedford & Co, in about 1880.

Francis Bedford (1816 - 1894) was a prolific and well-respected photographer of the mid-19th century. He is best known for his numerous topographic and architectural views of Britain. In 1857 Bedford became a member of the Photographic Society and in 1862 he was invited to accompany the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII (1841 - 1910), as official photographer on a tour of the Middle East. During the 1860s and 1870s Bedford travelled extensively throughout Britain, taking hundreds of views of British scenery. He was assisted by his son, William (1846 - 1893) whose work is almost indistinguishable from that of his father. From the 1870s onwards, William seems to have assumed responsibility for running the family business and many photographs of this later period are more likely to be the work of William rather than that of his father.

This is the first in a series of photographs taken by Francis Bedford that we'll be sharing in The Commons over the coming months. Enjoy!

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Beach photographer

nobody@flickr.com (National Media Museum) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:49:08 -0800

National Media Museum posted a photo:

Creator: Unknown
Date: c. 1890
Collection: The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum
Inventory no: 1990-5036/6004/9
Blog post: Snappy 5th birthday Flickr Commons

A Kodak circular snapshot photograph of a beach photographer with his portable darkroom. For many years beach photographers were a common sight at the seaside. They took cheap, often technically poor, 'while-you-wait' portraits as souvenirs.

The origins of popular photography can be traced back to 1888 when George Eastman (1854 - 1932) patented the first Kodak camera. A small box camera it was sold ready-loaded with a roll of negative stripping paper providing 100 circular pictures 2.5 inches (64mm) in diameter. In 1889 Eastman introduced the No 2 Kodak camera which took slightly larger circular photographs, 3.5 inches in diameter.

Originally a shooting term, the word 'snapshot' was first linked with photography in the late 1850s, when it was used to describe a photograph taken with a brief exposure. Over time, snapshot came to mean any amateur photograph taken with a simple camera. Snapshots are informal, personal records of everyday life and experiences.

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A beach photographer at work

nobody@flickr.com (National Media Museum) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:49:04 -0800

National Media Museum posted a photo:

Creator: Unknown
Date: August 1953
Format: Photograph; gelatin silver
Collection: Daily Herald Archive at the National Media Museum
Inventory no: 1983-5236/11971/1
Blog post: Snappy 5th birthday Flickr Commons

A photograph of beach photographer, Donald Chisholm, taking a picture of a young boy who is seated on a model cow or yak, eating a bag of sweets.

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Beach photographer

nobody@flickr.com (National Media Museum) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:49:05 -0800

National Media Museum posted a photo:

Creator: Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853 - 1941)
Date: c. 1905
Collection: The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum
Inventory no: 1990-5036/6002/0074
Blog post: Snappy 5th birthday Flickr Commons

Frank Meadow Sutcliffe is best known for his naturalistic and spontaneous style of photography, especially his portrayals of Whitby's fishing community. He was a founder member of The Linked Ring Brotherhood and was made an Honorary Fellow of The Royal Photographic Society in 1941.

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Postcard of an itinerant photographer working on a beach

nobody@flickr.com (National Media Museum) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:49:55 -0800

National Media Museum posted a photo:

Creator: Anonymous
Date: c. 1920
Format: Postcard
Collection: National Media Museum Collection
Inventory no: 2010-5054
Blog post: Snappy 5th birthday Flickr Commons

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Beach photograph of a photographer, woman and Felix the Cat puppet

nobody@flickr.com (National Media Museum) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:49:55 -0800

National Media Museum posted a photo:

Creator: Unknown
Date: c. 1920
Collection: National Media Museum Collection
Inventory no: 2010-5053
Blog post: Snappy 5th birthday Flickr Commons

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Girl looking in a rock pool

nobody@flickr.com (National Media Museum) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:05:19 -0700

National Media Museum posted a photo:

Girl looking in a rock pool, about 1890

Collection of National Media Museum/Kodak Museum

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Boy paddling in the sea

nobody@flickr.com (National Media Museum) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:05:15 -0700

National Media Museum posted a photo:

Boy paddling in the sea, about 1890

Collection of National Media Museum/Kodak Museum

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